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No. 623,7l8. Patented Apr. 25, I899. H. W. HOWE. FISHING REE L BRAKE.

(Application filed Mar. 11, 1898.)

(No Model.)

IIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIllIIIII/l llnrTnn STATES ATEN'T FFKQEQ HENRY IV.HOWVE, OF MEXICO, MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HAMILTON S. DINKINS,OF SAME PLACE.

FISHING-REEL BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,718, dated April25, 1899.

Application filed March 11,1898.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn own that I, HENRY W. HOWE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Mexico, in the Republic of Mexico, have inventeda new and useful Fishing-Reel Brake, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to fishing-reels, and particularly to a brake foruse in connection with fishing-reels, the same being so constructed andarranged as to give the fisherman complete control of the line-spoolwithout changing his ordinary grasp upon the pole, whereby theresistance offered by the spool may be accurately controlled to suit thestrength of the fish and of the line.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a reel having a brakeconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of the same, taken in the plane of the brake-arms. Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view in the plane of one of the brakeshoe-carryingarms.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw- 1ngs.

The brake embodying my invention is applicable to reels of differentconstructions with but slight variation in the construction either ofthe reel or brake; but in order that the application of the inventionmay be fully understood I have illustrated the same in connection with areel having heads 1, connected by the usual cross bars or braces 2, aline-spool 3, mounted between said heads, an operating-crank 4, andmeans for communieating motion from the spindle of the. crank to that ofthe spool.

In order that braking pressure may be so applied as to avoid strainingthe bearings of the line-spool and causing irregular Wearing thereof, Iconstruct the brake-shoe 5 in duplicate,the same operating,respectively,through the heads or opposite plates of the reel-frame and bearingagainst the exterior surfaces of the spool-flanges, said brake-shoes,which in the construction illustrated consist of studs Serial No.673,534. (No model.)

or pins, being carried by spring supportingarms 6, which are preferablyattached permanently to the heads of the frame and incline outwardly orfrom said heads toward their free brake shoe carrying extremities. Thusthe brake-shoes areyieldingly held out of contact with theexteriorsurfaces of the spoolflanges, but are adapted by pressureapplied to the exterior surfaces of the supportingarms to be movedinwardly to bring them in contact with said flanges with the desiredforce, and thus cause more or less resistance to the rotary movement ofthe spool. The means which I have illustrated for causing simultaneousoperation of these brake-shoes, which are disposed longitudinallyopposite each other in order to bear equally in opposite directions uponthe spool-flanges at longitudinally-alined points, consists of brakearms7, fulcrumed upon the reel-frame heads, preferably coaxially with theline-spool, as upon the journal-boxes 8 and S, in which the reel-spindle9 is mounted, the journal-box 8 being fitted with a cap 10, whereby theeye at the inner end of the brake'lever mounted thereon is held fromdisplacement. These brake-levers are connected by a cross-bar 11,parallel with the axis of the line-spool and located beyond the edges ofthe frame-heads,

whereby the cross-bar, together with the brake-arms, constitute a yoke.This crossbar may be provided at an intermediate point with a thumb restor button 12 to receive the pressure of the thumb of that hand by whichthe pole is grasped. Thus in operation the button or finger-rest, whichis connected with both of the brake-levers, may be depressed by thethumb ofthe fishermans hand to apply both of the brakes simultaneously,and as the brake-shoes are arranged to operate in alinement in oppositedirections an equal pressure is applied to each of the spool-flanges,whereby the twisting or cramping of the spool in its bearings isavoided. The inclined yielding arms by which the brake-shoes aresupported are disposed in the paths, respectively, of the brake-arms,and the brake-arms are preferably cross-sectionally rounded, wherebywhen the pressure-button is released the brake-arms are elevated or aremoved in the opposite direction to that necessary to apply the brakes bythe outward pressure of the inclined surfaces of the supporting-armsupon the rounded surfaces of the brake-arms. Thus the springs by whichthe brake-shoes are yieldingly held in their inoperative positions alsoserve to return the brake-arms to their normal or inoperative positions,while pressure upon the rest or button promptly brings the inner ends ofthe brake-shoes into contact with the exteriorsurfaces of thespool-flanges.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a fishing-reel, thecombination with a line-spool, of duplicate spring-repressed brake-shoesarranged in operative relation with the spool for movement in oppositedirections toward the same, and connected brakearms arranged inoperative relation with the brake-shoes, for simultaneously actuatingthe same, substantially as specified.

2. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, of duplicatespring-supported brake-shoes arranged in operative relation with theextremities of the spool, and connected brake-arms arranged in operativerelation with the brake-shoes for simultaneously actuating the same, toapply pressure in opposite directions to the spool, substantially asspecified.

3. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, of brake-shoeshaving inclined spring-sopporting arms,and connected swinging brake-armsin the paths of which the brake-shoe-supporti11g arms are respectivelyarranged, substantially as specified.

at. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, ot'brake-shoeshaving supporting devices provided with inclined faces, and

yieldingly held in their normal positions to maintain the brake-shoesout of contact with the line-spool, and connected brake-arms in thepaths of which the inclined faces of the brake-shoe-supporting devicesare respectively arranged, substantially as specified.

5. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, of brake-shoeshaving inclined yielding supporting-arms, swinging brakearms in thepaths of which the supportingarms are respectively arranged, and acrossbar connecting the brake-arms for simultaneous movement,substantially as specified.

6. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, of brake-shoeshaving inclined yielding supporting-arms, swinging brakearms in thepaths of which said supportingarms are respectively disposed, and asingle pressure-button or rest operatively connected with bothbrake-arms, substantially as specified.

7. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool, of brake-shoeshaving inclined yielding supporting-arms for normally maintaining saidshoes out of contact with the line -spool, and cross-seetionally roundedbrake-arms mounted for swinging movement upon the reel-frame and havingsuperficial contact with the inclined surfaces of the supporting-arms,and means for simultaneously actuating the brake -arms to depress thebrake-shoes, said supporting-arms being adapted, when the brake-arms arerelieved of pressure, to return the latter to their normal orinoperative positions, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY IV. IIOWE.

Witnesses:

(1. ll. MY. AGRAMONTE, T. W. WAMPLER.

